The best restaurant I've been to in Florence by FAR. It's hidden in a garden with gorgeous lights…read moreand an amazing atmosphere. The restaurant itself is in a renovated greenhouse with lots of exotic plants throughout the restaurant. Great music and it is open until 2 am so the later it gets the more it turns into a club! The food was also incredible every single thing we got was 10/10 amazing. Great cocktails too and the owner was so sweet and gave us free drinks! Would highly highly recommend!

This place is a wonderful hidden garden! Great music, atmosphere, food, drinks and people! I love…read morelove this place!!

When I did study abroad years ago this was the place to go but I did a return trip and ended up…read moregetting laughed at and picked on at this club. Not cool

The bouncer is a complete asshole. My friend showed him a photo of her passport--she is a girl who…read moreis very clearly over 18 she had just turned 21--and he refused to let her in until she showed him "proof" that she was legal. Basically he made her go through her entire instagram to prove she was legal. Complete pervert. Just wanted to see photos of a young girl.

Fantastic stay here! The customer service was warm and welcoming. The grounds were so beautiful and…read morewell kept, with wonderful views of the city below. The food was delicious - don't miss dinner here (be sure to make a reservation) and the breakfast provides an incredible spread - cornetto and other pastries, smoked salmon, espresso drinks, juices, fresh fruit! We would love to return again!

The staffs were absolutely magnificent. The place was beautiful although the decor was little…read moreoutdated. Most of all the breakfast was the best I ever had in my life. I recommend just for breakfast

You cannot visit Florence without visiting Galleria dell'Accademia to see Michelangelo's David…read more Though I had a tour guide, I felt like the pace was too slow. It's a great museum, don't get me wrong, but I'd rather beat the crowds to see David, and then take my time strolling through all the other works of art. Seeing 17' of David in person is unreal-- a human made this out of rejected marble. The magnitude of David's height and attention to detail is incredible and the lighting under a skylight highlights every vein and definition of muscle even more so. If you're looking for a deep dive art history lesson, I'd recommend using AI. Note: try to book skip-the-line tickets in advance. If you're unable to, you can try to book through a third party booking system such as Viator, but you'll be paying more.

Over a million people visit the Galleria dell'Accademia every year, and they all go to see one…read morething: Michelangelo's David, arguably the most famous statue in the world. The David was sculpted between 1501 and 1504, then unveiled in the public square in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, where it stood for almost 400 years. It was moved to the Galleria dell'Accademia in 1873, and has been the museum's lifeblood ever since. €20 a ticket and more for merch, plus lawsuits for unauthorized use of the David. Pretty, pretty, pretty good. We only had about two days in Florence, one of them set aside for a Tuscan wine tour, but we weren't leaving without seeing the David. Our concierge booked us same-day tickets when we checked into our hotel, and we went at the appointed entry time, at 5:00. The museum was plenty busy, even on a Tuesday during low season, but I believe we visited under ideal conditions. We entered the museum and bam, there was the David, standing majestically in the heart of the Accademia. He was in his own domed alcove lined on one side with bench seating, where people could sit and look up at his giant marble ass. Like everyone else, I'd seen images of the David all throughout my life. But seeing it in person was a revelatory experience. I know size isn't everything, but when it comes to iconic statues chiseled from single blocks of marble, size certainly matters. The David is 17 feet tall and completely breathtaking. A beautiful colossus, every inch of his famously nude body sculpted in wondrous detail. We took advantage of the thin crowd and spent quite some time circling the statue, while also reading about it on Wikipedia from the comfort of the benches. An extraordinary, educational pleasure. The rest of the museum was nice, too, if entirely secondary to the David. There were several other statues and old religious paintings, as well as the Hall of the Prisoners, featuring four unfinished Michelangelo sculptures. These cut a path to the David and were fascinating in their incompletion. Michelangelo apparently saw the work of a sculptor as freeing the forms lying inside each block of stone. This sounds like something an artist would tell a reporter, but looking at those unfinished sculptures, I could see the figures trying to make their way out. The Galleria dell'Accademia is small, and we were in and out in about 40 minutes. If you're a tourist in Florence and have €20 and 40 minutes, I can't imagine a better way to spend them than at David's enormous feet.

Overall a very nice venue for an event. This is a historic yet modern place that is large for 1000s…read moreof people to have a cocktail reception or large meeting. There could be more upgrades such as charging stations and more comfortable walking paths. Lastly the bathrooms are still old school train station feel and could be upgraded to accommodate lavish events

Francesca really knows her craft. I met her and learned about her business at the booth she had at…read morethe Limonaia di Villa Strozzi for the Yelp event "Fiera Enogastronomica". What a find! And I'm not just talking about the chocolate covered almonds she was offering, complete with organza mini-bags that you can take home as a treat. What I am talking about is also the event planning and organization she does. She has such a great eye for aesthetics and high attention to detail, I could definitely tell she has a passion for making anything look perfectly beautiful. As a designer, I am very picky (and to be honest, also very critical) when it comes to event presentation and visual design. She took care of even the smallest of details for her beautiful booth at the event, to me representing not only her impeccable work but her dedication to make anything she does memorable, and making it stand out from the rest. If you need anyone to plan your event I would honestly recommend Fantasia Romantica. You would not only have a fun and friendly Francesca helping you but also doing a job VERY well done.

I called Francesca a few days before we arrived in Florence to plan a wedding proposal and I am…read moreexcited to say that she exceeded all expectations. Francesca created a detailed itinerary that took us from Florence to beach town Forte Dei Marmi, followed by the castle at Porto Venere where I proposed on the rooftop of the church with panoramic views of the rugged La Spezia coastline. After my girlfriend said "yes" (the best part!) we had dinner at the amazing restaurant underneath the castle. Because it was off season the restaurant was closed. But Francesca worked with the manager to open the restaurant just for us. Our table was decorated beautifully with flowers and candles while the doors of the restaurant were opened so we could experience the moonlight glittering against the waves as we dined. The entire day was captured by renowned photographer Thomas Harris (www.thomasharris.it) who, in addition to being an amazingly artistic photographer, exhibited an oscar worthy performance by pretending to be shooting for an Italian tourist magazine as he shadowed our every move. Thank you Francesca for a day that we will remember forever.